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A photograph of bellringers taken on the 13th of May 1922, at a Ringers Meeting held at Timberscombe. Behind the assembly, the tower of St. Petrock's Church is visible. The group is gathered on what was called "the Club Field" (1), part of the…

A photograph of a group of the Timberscombe Bellringers and their driver, on what has been identified as a 1924 outing to Cheddar (1). They are in a charabanc, a large open-topped motorized vehicle equipped with rows of crosswise benches facing…

A photograph of the former S. J. Stenner's Butcher Shop and the former Stenner family home, Brook House on Timberscombe's Brook Street, being demolished. The shop (the building to the left) had been operated by Samuel James Stenner, born at…

A photograph of the Village Square of Timberscombe. The photograph is undated but is likely c. 1910. In the centre background, the southern end of Brook Street is visible and on it's right is an open doorway. This was Poole's, a shop, ran by Mr. and…

A photograph, taken from the western side of the village of Timberscombe, featuring the front churchyard of St. Petrock's Church, with the bottom of Church Street in the background.

The photograph is undated but was likely taken around 1909. …

A photograph, identified as taken in 1915, of the Village Post Office and the main road into Timberscombe, commonly known as the Dunster Road, later becoming Brook Street. It can be seen curving left, where it will be parallel to the stream that…

A gathering of men and boys, seemingly at the conclusion of a Timberscombe Club Walk, at Duddings, a farmhouse on the northeastern edge of Timberscombe. The men are members of the Timberscombe Friendly Society.

Friendly Societies were mutual aid…

An undated photograph of members of the Timberscombe Friendly Society gathered in the Village Square of Timberscombe. Seen to their left is the Old Forge and unseen to their right would be Lion Inn. The front of the Old Forge looks much like it does…

Two photographs that are both taken at Bickham Manor, located on the southwestern end of Timberscombe. This was the usual meeting place of the Timberscombe Friendly Society, on the morning of either the first Tuesday or Thursday of every June (1), as…

A photograph of what certainly seems to be a Baby Show, held at Knowle House. The left end of the manor house, completed c. 1878 for the late Mr. James Hole and designed by J.D. Sedding (1), is visible. In later years the house, situated just…